Lynas' permanent disposal facility hits road bump after EIA rejection

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The Department of Environment (DOE) has rejected Lynas’ application to build a permanent disposal facility (PDF) for radioactive waste in Pahang.In an update on its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) website today, the status of the Australian mining firm’s report for its proposed project read “rejected”.The rejection comes just about three months after Lynas submitted its report on Jan 26.Malaysiakini has contacted DOE director-general Norlin Jaafar on the reason for the rejection and what this means for the project.The project entitled “proposed development of a dedicated permanent disposal facility for the water leach purification residue” is a project by Lynas Malaysia Sdn Bhd.The residue has low radioactivity but there is concern about its safety after it builds up over years.According to the DOE website, the EIA report was prepared by AGV Environment Sdn Bhd. The publ…